AROUND WEST AUGUSTINE: Ride, grill, raffle for a good cause

Tuesday

Mar 13, 2018 at 2:01 AM

The 4th annual Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Ride and Picnic, Grill-off and Raffle will be held March 24. The ride starts at 11 a.m. with registration being held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The cost for each Awareness rider is $10 and each passenger is $5.

So you consider yourself a Grill Master? Come put your skills on display! The Grill-off entry fee is $50; first place Wins $150 and bragging rights, second- and third-place winners will receive trophies. Grillers start grilling at 10 a.m. and must stop at 3 p.m. for food to be judged at 3:30 p.m. There will also be a raffle for a 32-inch TV for $5 per ticket; the winner will be announced the day of the event. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a suggested individual within the community.

For more information or to become a vendor, contact Yolonda Allme Stiggions, Off Limitz Lady Ryderz, at 904-524-3890.

• On Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Solomon Calhoun Center will host its 2018 Career Fair. Sponsors for this years event include St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Department, West Augustine Improvement Association, West Augustine CRA Steering Committee, SJC Weed & Seed, West Augustine Historic CDC, SJC BOCC, and St. Paul AME Church.

• A homebuyers seminar will be held at the Solomon Calhoun Center, 1300 Duval St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Get answers to your housing questions as well as insight into homeownership. Learn about the home buying process from A to Z, get an understanding on how and why your credit is important, determine if buying a house is right for you, and gain access to down payment programs. Participation in this seminar will entitle you to a HUD-approved homebuyer education certificate. To register, contact Dwala Willis at dewillis@sjso.org or at 904-209-2437.

• Women Determined: Leveraging the Power of the African-American Woman’s Vote will present a forum featuring Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum and politically engaged women throughout the state on Saturday. The event will be hosted by the Daughters of Sarah ministry of St. Paul AME Church. The event is free of charge and open to the public. A Florida native, Gillum took office as mayor of Tallahassee in 2014 after serving as a city commissioner for 11 years. He is currently the mayor of Tallahassee and running for governor in the 2018 election. Primary elections will be held in August. Because of term limits, Gov. Rick Scott will not run for re-election. For more information, contact Jennifer Smalls, Daughters of Sarah coordinator, or St Paul AME Church at 904-829-3918.

• Starting Sunday and continuing every third Friday of each month, American Legion Post No. 194 will host Bowls of Soul beginning at 11 a.m. until the food is gone. Menu items will include $3 Bowls w/Rice, Lima Beans, Red Beans, Black-Eyed Peas, Collard Greens, Neck Bones, Pig Tails, and Chicken & Rice. Rice-A-Roni Bowls are $4. Fish sandwiches or three chicken wings can be purchased for $5.

• The West Augustine Easter Parade will be held on April 1 beginning at 3:15 p.m. Entry fee is $25 with a deadline of March 22 and a late entry fee of $30 with a final deadline of March 29. There will be mandatory meetings for all participants and no day-of-event entries. For more information, contact Lashawnda Jones or Dwala Willis.

Events listed in the West Augustine community column are open to all residents of St. Johns County. The deadline to submit information is 7 p.m. on Fridays. To contact Linda Y. Murray, email lindaymurray@yahoo.com.

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